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Interview
Officials attend a ceremony to mark the second anniversary of the NCA signing in Nay Pyi Taw on October 15. Aung Khant/The Myanmar TimesOfficials attend a ceremony to mark the second anniversary of the NCA signing in Nay Pyi Taw on October 15. Aung Khant/The Myanmar Times
February 20, 2019
RCSS: ‘We Will Never Walk Out On The NCA’
In the second in a two-part interview with RCSS/SSA Secretary (2) Col Sai Nguen, SHAN discusses Burma’s various ceasefires.
Op-ed
AsiaNews : Thousands of Buddhist residents of Arakan State
February 20, 2019
Sittwe returnee monks’ interrogation shows government’s angst of rising...
When the authorities consisting police and immigration officials detained and interrogated a large number of returnee monks from Sittwe, Arakan State...
February 20, 2019
One Killed, Two Injured in Hsipaw Landmine Blast
Both RCSS and SSPP blame one another for placing the mine in the area. The headman of Nam Maw Lon village in northern Shan State’s Hsipaw Township...
February 18, 2019
Unidentified Armed Group Attacks RCSS/SSA Border Post
The shelling hit a post near Shan State’s border with Chiang Mai province in Thailand. An armed group fired artillery at a military post belonging to...
February 14, 2019
Tightening the screw: Tatmadaw occupation of NSCN-K headquarters
“We let them in because the peace process between us and the Myanmar government will be damaged if there are gunshots and artillery fire. So, we let...
February 13, 2019
Five Shan People Handed Thai Award for Commitment to Buddhism
The honor is given to monks or laypeople who do work that exemplifies Buddhist principles. Five ethnic Shan people were selected by the Thai Buddhist...
February 13, 2019
RCSS/SSA to Attend Union Day Commemoration in Naypyidaw
EAOs are scheduled to meet the Burmese government the following day. A representative from the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (...
Features
February 7, 2019
Shan State re-emerges as illicit narcotics production center
It seems Shan State’s stigma of being the epicenter of narcotics production won’t go away easily even after nearly three decades of Afghanistan took...
Burmar MilitaryPhoto Credit to KNG
February 7, 2019
EAOs: Burma Army Establishes New Military Camps During Unilateral Ceasefire
Tatmadaw presence is expanding in southern and northern Shan State and in Karenni State, sources say. Ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) say that the...
Photo Credit to Myanmar State Counsellor Office
February 7, 2019
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Meets Public in Eastern Shan State
The State Counsellor reportedly emphasized the people’s role in assisting the government in its duties. State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi...
February 6, 2019
Thai Authorities Investigate Undocumented Workers in Chiang Mai
Thai authorities are reportedly planning to move a ‘job-seeking area’ near Khamtieng market to another location. Thai authorities in the northern...
Photo by CM News
February 6, 2019
Eighty Thai Nationals Arrested in Mong Hsat Township
Police say that they had entered Burma illegally. Burmese police arrested 80 Thai nationals this week in eastern Shan State’s Mong Hsat Township,...